💬 Colloquial English · after Units 6 & 7

In a café, in the street

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Order food and drink, ask for prices and ask for simple directions.

1. Match

Match question and answer

Drag or tap a meaning, then tap the word
  • Can I help you?
    drop or tap here…
  • How much is it?
    drop or tap here…
  • Anything else?
    drop or tap here…
  • Excuse me, where's the station?
    drop or tap here…
  • Is it far?
    drop or tap here…
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2. Choose the best answer

What do you say?

  1. ___ a café near here.

  2. ___ any milk in the fridge?

  3. I'd like ___ water, please.

  4. The bank is ___ the supermarket and the school.

  5. I ___ drive, but I ___ ride a bike.

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3. Conversation

A coffee and a question

Read the conversation aloud with a partner (or read both parts yourself).

Waiter:Good afternoon. Can I help you?

Clara:Yes, I'd like a coffee and a cheese sandwich, please.

Waiter:Big coffee or small?

Clara:Small, please. How much is it?

Waiter:Four euros twenty.

Clara:Here you are. Excuse me, is there a pharmacy near here?

Waiter:Yes, there's one in front of the church. Go straight on and turn left.

Clara:Is it far?

Waiter:No, three minutes on foot.

  1. What does Clara order?
  2. How much does she pay?
  3. Where is the pharmacy?
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4. Role-play

Now you speak

Speak for about 60 seconds. Use each of these at least once:

  • order two things in a café
  • ask for the price
  • ask for directions to one place in town
  • say thank you and goodbye
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5. Writing (discursive)

Write full sentences

  1. Write your order in a café today, in 3 sentences.
  2. Describe the way from your house to the nearest supermarket in 3 sentences.
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